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MOTIVATION
Set Yourself Up For Success
Resolutions aren't just for a new year. You can make them anytime of the year and anytime you want to achieve a goal. I'm going to give you a simple 5 step process to set yourself up for success! Its easy, effective and very practical. These few steps will help you make the changes that you know you need to make in order to take your goals seriously and bring new happiness into your life when you finally achieve them! Let's start!
STEP 1: ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS


Take a few moments and reflect upon the past 12 months. Think about the high points and low points. Spend at least 5 minutes reviewing your past achievements.

Then write down your answers to the following questions:

* My biggest achievements in (last year) were -------
* Some of the things I wanted to achieve but didn't are …........
* What stopped me was …........

This is also a great motivation exercise! When you list some of the things you have accomplished, you realize that goals are achievable and not so scary!
STEP 2: CREATE YOUR FUTURE
As you sit here, contemplating the year ahead, realize that many of the things you do want in your life CAN happen. IN the Fitness Makeover motivation workshop we discuss recognizing whet you can and cannot control. It's important to know for stress management as well as daily task management.

Cut out three paper circles (or take three index cards) and label them:

* same
* better
* best

These are your “film reels.” Now think about the year ahead and what you really want out of all the areas in your life, relationships, career, money, personal growth, health, family and friends, social life and your physical environment. Then assign your wants and goals to your film reels.

For example:

* In the next year, I would like these areas to be the same-family, friends, home environment
* In the next year, I would like these areas to be better-social life, health/fitness activities
* In the next year, I would like these areas to be the best-relationships, career, personal growth

Now write the script for that film. Paint the picture of yourself in those situations.
STEP 3: MAKE IT FEEL REAL
What you imagine is a powerful precursor to success. Your subconscious mind is always working! This aspect of mindset is vital to your success. Again, in the FitnessMakeover Motivation workshop, We go into great depth on how the subconscious mind works and controls many of your actions. Of course, you'll also find information on this and ways to reprogram your subconscious mind in the book, Mindset Makeover.

Because what you think creates your reality (whether right or wrong), your next activity is to create a Vision Board. Simply go through some magazines and cut out pictures that visually represent what your achievement looks like, feels like, smells like, and sounds like. Pick out images, colors, words, and patterns that best represent your most important dreams and achievements for the year ahead. Then make a collage of your pictures.